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LOT 2282
Natural History - Fossil Brittle Stars
MIDDLE ORDOVICIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 450 MILLION YEARS B.P.
6 1/2 in. (321 grams, 16.5 cm).
Comprising a pair of Ophiuroidea sp. on an irregular matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom El Kaid, Morocco.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
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Natural History - Large British Asteroceras Fossil Ammonite
Jurassic Period, circa 202-201 million years B.P.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £278
An Asteroceras sp. polished fossil ammonite displayed in a free-standing matrix; from the Frodingham Ironstone Member. 3.5 kg, 22 cm wide
From the exhausted Coningsby Quarry, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, UK. -
Natural History - Large Polished Fossil Orthoceras Tower
Upper Devonian Period, circa 370 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Comprising a number of vertical Orthoceras sp. specimens on a freestanding matrix. 8.35 kg, 47 cm high
From the Atlas Mountains, Morocco, North Africa. Ex Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Large Fossil Megalodon Giant Shark's Tooth
Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 400,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
From Carcharocles megalodon, an extinct genus of world's largest shark, displaying some good enamel and sharp serrated edges. 423 grams, 13.5 cm
Found by scuba divers, May River, South Carolina, USA.
Carcharodon megalodon is regarded as one of the largest and most powerful marine predators in vertebrate history and likely had a profound impact on structuring of the marine communities. Fossil remains indicate that this giant shark reached a length of more than 16 metres (52 ft) and also affirm that it had a cosmopolitan distribution. Scientists suggest that in life it looked like a stockier version of the great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias.
